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Progress report 2: Rowing the Danube for charity
Danube rowers Charlie Blair and John Travers have made it through their biggest challenge yet - Croatia's Gabcikovo dam.
Edelweiss, the Queen of the Alps, in danger!
Climate change is threatening the survival of sensitive plant species in Europe's alpine regions, such as the world-famous edelweiss.
Progress report 1: Rowing the Danube for charity
Charlie and John reached Vienna on Thursday night, having completed one-quarter of their epic journey down the Danube.
When networks clash: conflicts between EU transport and conservation policies
Clashes between EU transport policy and EU nature conservation law are highlighted in a new publication by five international NGOs.
WWF helps improve effective management of European protected areas
While Europeans want more protected forest areas, existing protected areas in Europe have serious problems. WWF is striving to improve the management effectiveness of these so called 'protected' areas.
Rowing the Danube for charity
On 1 August two Durham graduates will start an attempt to row down the Danube River to raise money for WWF and Water Aid - a journey of nearly 3,000km through ten countries.
Joint NGO protest to save the Drava River
Amid a colorful protest outside the Croatian parliament, NGOs have called for an immediate moratorium on gravel extraction in the Drava River.
The future CAP must be greener and fairer: Oxfam, BEUC, WWF
As EU agricultural ministers gather in Luxembourg to reach a final agreement on the mid-term review, Oxfam, WWF, and the European consumers’ organization BEUC have joined forces to call for urgent reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
WWF triggers EU mining waste law
WWF welcomes the publishing of a draft EU law to regulate the storage of waste from mining and quarrying. The new law, which was triggered by WWF, will help prevent environmental disasters such as the 1998 toxic spill in Spain's Doñana wetlands and 2000 cyanide spill in the Danube river basin.
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Environment for Europe Conference
What were a Carpathian brown bear, wolf, and lynx (and panda) doing at the 5th Environment for Europe Conference just held in Kiev, Ukraine? Find out!